Whiz Kids: Matt Kimmel

●      Whiz Kid's Grade: Matt is a senior.

●      Whiz Kids' School: Lutheran High School

●      Whiz Kids' Accomplishment: Kimmel was one of 11 students in St. Charles County honored by Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles as part of its STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) initiative.

●      Whiz Kids' Key to Awesomeness: He is taking anatomy and physiology, and advanced placement calculus. He is involved in tennis, soccer, drama, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Business Leaders of America. He plans to attend Missouri State University or Iowa State University and major in biology.

Each week, St. Charles Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and even sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. We want to hear about these amazing children and teens and select one each week as the Patch Whiz Kid.  Submit your nomination in our comment box below or e-mail the information to Kalen.Ponche@patch.com. Be sure to include all of the following information: Nominator's name and e-mail, kid name or team name, age, school, accomplishment and key to awesomeness.